An interventional study of psychosocial assessment and care and quality-of-life assessment in Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, sponsored by University of South Florida. Completed at 12 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-05-30.
Sponsored by University of South Florida · Not applicable and Interventional
RATIONALE: Stress management techniques such as muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and abdominal breathing may improve quality of life and decrease emotional distress in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy for cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of stress management training in helping cancer patients cope with the emotional distress of radiation therapy.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
Secondary
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 327 patients (approximately 163 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Must be scheduled to receive a minimum of 12 radiotherapy treatments over a 21-day period
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Performance status
Life expectancy
Hematopoietic
Hepatic
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PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
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